Episodios

  • 5/22/25: A controversial police chief in Plattsburgh

    5/22/25: A controversial police chief in Plattsburgh
    May 22 2025
    (May 22, 2025) The Plattsburgh city council installed a new police chief last week. But some residents are concerned about workplace misconduct allegations against him that still haven't been fully resolved. Also: Voters in most North Country school districts approved their school budgets Tuesday, including Watertown's spending plan that contains a controversial provision that upset the area's pre-K providers.
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  • 5/21/25: Why a name matters

    5/21/25: Why a name matters
    May 21 2025
    (May 21, 2025) In the 19th century, a hill in the Adirondacks was named after the settlers who lived nearby. But because they were Black, the hill was named for their race, not their family. Last weekend, that historical injustice was undone. It's now called Murry Hill. Also: Gov. Hochul called the residential boarding school system "sanctioned ethnic cleansing" when she apologized to the Seneca Nation yesterday.
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  • 5/20/25: The North Country impacts of Medicaid cuts

    5/20/25: The North Country impacts of Medicaid cuts
    May 20 2025
    (May 20, 2025) New York state and local leaders are warning that Medicaid cuts included in Trump's policy bill will have outsized impacts on the North Country. Republicans, including Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, say they're not cuts at all. Also: The major wind power project in the ocean off of Long Island is back on after President Trump reversed course.
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  • 5/19/25: Bicycling for everyone

    5/19/25: Bicycling for everyone
    May 19 2025
    (May 19, 2025) Biking is one of life's great pleasures. But it can be hard for older people to get on a bicycle. A nonprofit in Plattsburgh wants to bringing people of all ages and abilities together through the joy of cycling. Also: Governor Kathy Hochul is going to the Seneca Nation in western New York tomorrow to apologize for the state's role in a boarding school that tore apart indigenous families and culture.
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  • 5/16/25: Watertown's pre-K problem

    5/16/25: Watertown's pre-K problem
    May 16 2025
    (May 16, 2025) The Watertown City School District is at odds with the child care providers who run its pre-K program. Those providers are calling for residents to vote down the school’s budget next week. Also: New York is making it easier for adult learners to pursue a free associate's degree at community colleges.
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  • 5/15/25: A lifelong Plattsburgh newsman retires

    5/15/25: A lifelong Plattsburgh newsman retires
    May 15 2025
    (May 15, 2025) The editor-in-chief of one of the North Country's daily newspapers retired last week after forty years in local journalism. Joe LoTemplio says he's grateful for his sources and Plattsburgh Press-Republican colleagues. Also: As Republicans in Congress move forward with President Trump’s tax and budget bill, some New York GOP lawmakers are holding out over tax reductions known as SALT.
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  • 5/14/25: The impact of federal cuts in the North Country

    5/14/25: The impact of federal cuts in the North Country
    May 14 2025
    (May 14, 2025) President Trump's federal funding cuts are having impacts across the North Country, from arts to education to mental health. We talk with orgs that are having to adjust their programs and deal with uncertainty. Also: Some state lawmakers want Albany to better protect food safety as federal agencies are losing funding and staff.
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  • 5/13/25: Old dead trees in streams are reducing climate change

    5/13/25: Old dead trees in streams are reducing climate change
    May 13 2025
    (May 13, 2025) Science has documented the role downed logs play in capturing carbon in the forest floor. New research in the Adirondacks is looking at how decomposing logs in streams and riverbeds play their own role. Also: State lawmakers are holding a special hearing about New York's troubled prison system tomorrow, amidst increasing violence against both inmates and corrections officers.
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